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Last Updated: | Press Releases

HSI Sells Case Results in Phoenix Man Charged for Role as Recruiter and Coordinator of Human Smugglers

SELLS, Ariz. — A Surprise area man was arrested July 23 following his role in recruiting a driver and coordinating the transportation of two undocumented noncitizens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries.

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HSI New England Seizes over 500 Kilos of Narcotics, Arrests Two Men for Drug Distribution

BOSTON — HSI New England special agents arrested two Indian nationals July 29 in connection with the distribution of controlled substances.

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HSI Douglas, Multiagency Case Sends Human Smuggling Guide to 10 Years in Prison

DOUGLAS, Ariz. – A Mexican national was sentenced July 2 to 10 years in prison for multiple charges related to human smuggling activity.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of DHS JTF-Investigations Director for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security hearing titled “Defeating a Sophisticated and Dangerous Adversary: Are the New Border Security Task Forces the Right Approach?”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Janice Ayala, Director of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Task Force for Investigations addresses solutions to threats posed by drug cartels and smugglers.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “A Dangerous and Sophisticated Adversary: The Threat to the Homeland Posed by Cartel Operations”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for Investigative Programs Matt Allen addresses threats posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations and the efforts of ICE to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice these criminal elements.

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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest hearing titled “Declining Deportations and Increasing Criminal Alien Releases – The Lawless Immigration Policies of the Obama Administration”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief Ronald Vitiello addresses CBP U.S. Border Patrol’s  immigration enforcement efforts between our Nation’s ports of entry.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Securing the Border: Understanding Threats and Strategies for the Maritime Border”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Executive Associate Director Peter Edge addresses the efforts of ICE to improve security along the maritime border of the United States.